CPS considers charging DJ Tim Westwood over sexual abuse allegations

Prosecutors are considering whether to bring charges against erstwhile BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood implicit allegations of historical intersexual abuse.

The Metropolitan Police person submitted a “file of evidence” regarding allegations astatine the tallness of the seasoned hep hop DJ’s career.

Westwood, 67, has vehemently denied each allegations of inappropriate behaviour and each accusations of wrongdoing.

Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose squad is starring the investigation, told the PA quality agency: “A record of grounds has present been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and our squad continues to marque inquiries, with enactment from prosecutors.

“We volition thoroughly and decently analyse intersexual offences arsenic portion of our committedness to making London safer for women and girls.”

Westwood has been interviewed respective times nether caution by the unit aft intersexual misconduct allegations.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police added: “Detectives from the Met Police proceed to analyse a fig of reports relating to allegations of non-recent intersexual offences allegedly committed by a man.

“As portion of the investigation, a antheral successful his 60s has been interviewed by officers nether caution connected 4 abstracted occasions.

“The offences are alleged to person occurred successful London betwixt 1982 and 2016.”

The CPS decides which transgression cases that person been investigated by the constabulary should beryllium prosecuted.

A CPS spokesperson confirmed they had been contacted, saying successful a statement: “We tin corroborate we received a record from the Metropolitan Police Service regarding allegations of non-recent intersexual offences allegedly committed by a antheral successful his 60s.”

It comes aft the BBC confirmed it had delayed publishing the results of an autarkic enquiry into Westwood’s behaviour astatine the corp due to the fact that of the “ongoing constabulary investigation”.

Barrister Gemma White KC was appointed successful August 2022 to look astatine the seasoned hep hop DJ’s enactment astatine the BBC successful the aftermath of intersexual misconduct allegations against him going backmost 4 decades.

In July, the BBC committee confirmed Ms White had completed her study which is yet to beryllium published.

Westwood stepped down from his amusement connected Capital Xtra successful April 2022. He near Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra successful 2013 aft astir 20 years.

A connection from a typical of Westwood to PA successful April 2022 said: “Tim Westwood powerfully denies each allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

“In a vocation that has spanned 40 years, determination person ne'er been immoderate complaints made against him officially oregon unofficially.

“Tim Westwood powerfully rejects each allegations of wrongdoing.”

A typical for Westwood has been contacted for comment.